Using jQuery, how can I get the selected item's value in a select when the page loads?
I can do it onChange etc but cant figure out the way on page load.
Here's my code:
<select name="symb" id="symb">
<option value="1#10#6">Basic Personal</option>
<option selected="selected" value="2#20#6">Basic Family</option>
<option value="7#90#12">Advanced Personal</option>
<option value="8#120#12">Advanced Family</option>
<option value="9#130#12">Optimum Personal</option>
<option value="10#170#12">Optimum Family</option>
</select>
This is the script I'm using for getting the option value onchange:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#symb").change(function() {
var val = $(this).symbCost(0);
})
$.fn.symbCost = function(pos) {
var total = parseInt($("option:selected").val().split('#')[pos]);
return total;
}
});
$(document).ready(function() {
alert($("#symb").val());
});
Working Demo http://jsfiddle.net/YXbDd/3/ or http://jsfiddle.net/YXbDd/4/
API: http://api.jquery.com/ready/ > Specify a function to execute when the DOM is fully
loaded.
I am not sure what pos
context is in your case but this should do the stick.
$("#symb").val().split('#')[0]
Rest as demo and code, hope it helps,
code
$(document).ready(function() {
alert("when the page load ==> " + $("#symb").val().split('#')[0]);
$("#symb").change(function() {
var val = $(this).symbCost(0);
})
$.fn.symbCost = function(pos) {
var total = parseInt($("option:selected").val().split('#')[pos]);
alert(total);
return total;
}
});
or
$(document).ready(function() {
alert("when the page load ==> " + $("#symb option:selected").val().split('#')[0]);
$("#symb").change(function() {
var val = $(this).symbCost(0);
})
$.fn.symbCost = function(pos) {
var total = parseInt($("option:selected").val().split('#')[pos]);
alert(total);
return total;
}
});
$(document).ready(function() {
alert($("#dropdownid").val());
});
The best solution and siple:
$(document).ready(function() {
$.fn.symbCost = function(pos) {
var total = parseInt($(this).val().split('#')[pos]);
return total;
}
$("#symb").change(function() {
var val = $(this).symbCost(0);
}).triggerHandler('change');
});
Or this
$(document).ready(function() {
$.fn.symbCost = function(pos) {
var total = parseInt($(this).val().split('#')[pos]);
return total;
}
$("#symb").change(function() {
var val = $(this).symbCost(0);
}).symbCost(0);
});